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#Train18 ICF Engineer: “We could do it because we were empowered to take decisions. Some of the daily decisions with no financial implications were taken on the spot by using a WhatsApp group rather than resorting to red-taped files” https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/heres-a-look-at-the-minds-behind-the-indigenously-built-train-18/articleshow/67503441.cms
^^ “There were instances of allowing one vendor tenders for specialised components. And where a file was seen as indispensable, a small yellow paper was pasted on it to indicate it was a Train 18 file, implying no official should delay it.” 
2 tweets above from Jan this yr praising the fact that red tape was cut & Train18 project executed in mission mode. Now ICF officers facing investigations for their decisions. Sad. @PiyushGoyal shd back the officers & also get the project back on track. https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/vande-heroes-vande-not/articleshow/72420799.cms
Despite delivering a train in record time, and cheaper than imported ones, decision makers face scrutiny. No incentive to take timely decisions, to innovate. https://twitter.com/yusufdfi/status/1203521912904638464?s=21 https://twitter.com/YusufDFI/status/1203521912904638464
Railways to float global tender for Train 18. Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier & CAF likely to bid. @narendramodi @PiyushGoyal Train 18 is a MADE IN INDIA success story which can be improved by our own people. Don’t discourage them. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/railways-to-float-global-tender-for-train-18-siemens-bhel-part-of-bidding-119121401036_1.html
Mark Tully: lack of respect for the team’s achievement & their.. humiliation will inevitably encourage another bad habit of gvt organisations, the habit of doing nothing and agreeing to nothing in order to avoid any risk of getting into trouble. #Train18 https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/what-the-tale-of-train-18-tells-us-about-india/story-8c2mZZ3dciTqJXZhbyeY5J.html
After shunning our own design & product #Train18 & starting investigations against ppl who made the train, we issued a global tender for train sets. And the only foreign bidder is - a Chinese JV! https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/china-india-company-s-joint-venture-bid-for-making-vande-bharat-train-sets/story-Q6HA3CSUKW10YqtsjBe5rL.html
